Eli Saslow published an article in The Washington Post about a Syrian refugees' journey to Louisville, Kentucky. This article is helpful in several ways. It helps us to get a small glimpse into the challenges refugee families face. Saslow also highlighted how one Louisville church reached out and cared for a refugee family as they arrived to the United States. In this post I "unpack" some of the ways the church Saslow highlighted helped care for a newly resettled refugee family.

Challenges to Helping

I recently led a breakout session at the GC2 Leadership Summit with around 50 church and faith-based relief and aid leaders. I asked them to name some of the biggest challenges to engaging local churches in caring for new refugee families. One of the biggest challenges they reported was that many churches aren't sure how to help. That's why I decided to share this list of helping strategies.

Helping Upon Arrival

This list represents some practical and tangible ways your church can support refugee families as they arrive in the United States. Below is a brief summary of some ways this church helped that were highlighted in the article: